Lobster Fun

Sorry I haven't  updated in a while I have been super busy. So I told you about my promotion to saute station well the next day they put me on grill, which is the station that changed alot when the menu changed so I had to be refreshed on what to do, but after the first couple of tickets I got the hang of it. I cooked the rack of lamb for the lamb dish which has Israel cous cous with mushrooms and cherry tomatoes and sauteed zucchini topped with 4 slices of rack of lamb with an apricot sauce and a mint oil drizzled on the side.Then the pork edtufe  dish is built with a round mold and I put two scoops of corn spoon bread and pulled pork then press that down and put braised swiss chard on top and surround the mold with edtufe sauce, then pull the mold off and top with bacon. Both dishes are very tasty but have alot of work in plating them. I also grill the kids mahi mahi and the asparagus for the tenderloin station. I did well on grill so now when I work nights I have been working saute and grill. Yay. The renovations in the dining room are almost done, so lately we have been really slow, but sometime next week we will be back up to speed. Last night we were super slow and chef ordered in some lobster so we had fun with them posing them for pictures and having lobster battles and then we cooked them just for us and ate them for supper with some melted butter, they were SO yummy.

A few days this week I worked mornings too and usually they just put me on salads or dessert station but one day they put me on saute to see how I would do, and I did good the morning chef told me that I was one of the best college program students he has ever had, he said most of the students that come in don't work hard and don't know what they are doing and don't use common sense! I talked with some people that have stayed working here since their college program and asked them how they liked it and what they thought. One guy told me he finished the college program and went to seasonal status to stay on the pay roll and just worked over the summer while he finished school and then came back and got a job offer and has been here ever since. He said it's great cause there are so many places to work and if you get bored or want to work somewhere else you can transfer and don't have to worry about quiting and finding a new job like in the real world. Then I also talked with some people that have worked here for 25 years and asked for their wisdom and their advice on what to do for my career, it was neat to hear what different people said but basically they said do everything, learn it all and move around! So that is my plan while I am here I already asked several places about shadowing other restaurants and resorts.

Today I had  a day off and went to the doctor and then went searching for hotels for mom and then went to Epcot. I walked around the whole park and found some restaurants that I want to eat at when I have money. I got to sit down and eat at the Mexico area and it was the perfect spot to watch the Reflections of the Earth light show so I stayed and watched that. When I was sitting there an elder couple came up and asked if they could share the other half of the table since there were no more seats, and of course I said yes. So they started talking about how they live in the area and they brought their grandchildren here when they came down and had one more day left on the ticket so they came and walked in all the shops and looked around by themselves. They asked me about what I do and how I liked it. Then they found out I worked at Cinderella's and they said on one of the days their family was here their grandchildren went and ate breakfast there. So then they called their daughter and told her that they just met one of the cooks that made their breakfast in the castle. It was neat to see how excited they were and to hear about how much they enjoyed the food and the restaurant. I don't really get to interact with the guests that much but I do get to have an impact on them. When I got back from Epcot I had a letter from a friend waiting on my bed for me. It really made me smile and the two penguins (Waldo and Rubert) are now beside my snow globe to keep my room nice a cool :)